Rogers v. Rogers
Indiana Court of Appeals
From the Industrial Board of Indiana. Proceedings for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act by Edna Rogers and others against John S. Rogers and another. From a denial of an award, the applicants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDausmar, C. J.
On June 5, 1917, one Horace M. Rogers was driving an automobile on a public highway. The automobile was accidentally overturned, the machine and driver both falling into a ditch. While held down by the automobile he died by suffocation or drowning. The appellants, his widow and five children, applied to the Industrial Board for an award of compensation on the ground that his death arose out of his employment with the firm of Rogers and Brown. A hearing before one member of the board resulted in an award at the rate of $10.45 per week. The appellees procured a review by the full board. On June…
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